Friday, September 21, 2012

Great Books Roundhouse™Great Books Roundhouse combinesgreat literature and the Shared Inquiry™method of learning in the virtual worldof Whyville. Treat yourcomputer-savvy middle school students to a one-of-a-kind virtual learning experience.

Try some activities as a class or invite students to explore Roundhouse on their own.

In Whyville students can:

Read and post questions and comments about outstanding literature

Participate in online discussions

Engage in other fun and creative activities

In Whyville teachers can:

Supplement students’ work in reading and language arts

Coordinate live discussions with other classrooms

Use Whyville tools to set up and monitor their students’ Whyville activities

Connect and share with like-minded colleagues

VisitGreat Books Roundhousenow! Log in and bring your students the benefits of Great Books in a virtual world.

This
webinar will help you teach students how to pose better questions,
identify different kinds of questions, and focus on the questions
that will best help them build their understanding of the selection.

Space
is limited, so reserve your webinar seat now! After registering, you
will receive an invoice. You will find your unique webinar URL and
passcode on this invoice. On the date and time of your webinar this
information will be required to join the webinar.